New York prosecutors will be announcing charges against attorney Michael Avenatti for allegedly attempting to extract more than $20M from a publicly traded company by threatening to inflict financial and reputational harm on the company
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Federal prosecutor who oversaw the case against Michael Cohen is leaving New York officeRobert Khuzami, the high-ranking Manhattan federal prosecutor who led the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, is leaving his post next month.
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New York prosecutor who led case against Michael Cohen stepping downHe played a critical role in the criminal case against Cohen, but largely avoided the ire that Trump has directed against special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Homeless refugee child crowned as New York chess championAn eight-year-old homeless refugee from Nigeria has been crowned chess champion in New York’s annual state-wide tournament. Tanitoluwa Adewumi, who lives in a Manhattan homeless shelter with his family, beat off several children with their own private chess tutors to win the third grade title. Known
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Meet the 8-year-old refugee who won New York State’s chess championshipTanitoluwa Adewumi and his family live in a homeless shelter, after fleeing persecution against Christians in northern Nigeria in 2017. He learned how to play chess at his new school, and in just one year, has become one of the top chess players in America for his age group.
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Kushner Cos. Scaling Back in New York as Public Scrutiny Heats UpKushner Cos. left its suburban roots behind years ago to pursue big property investments in New York City. Now, under fire from New York politicians and tenant activists, it is increasingly turning back to the ’burbs.
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Mom of slain New York City jogger Karina Vetrano takes the stand at suspected killer's retrialMom of slain New York City jogger Karina Vetrano takes the stand at suspected killer's retrial.
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Lawmakers Approve Fivefold Increase in New York City School Speed CamerasNew York lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that will nearly quintuple the number of automated cameras that enforce speed limits around New York City schools.
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Two teachers in New York fired after noose images displayed in classroomTwo teachers at a middle school on Long Island, New York, where an image of a pair of nooses labeled 'back to school necklaces,' were displayed in a classroom have been fired.
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Cuomo: Pot legalization dropped from New York state budgetDemocratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a bill legalizing marijuana -- and the revenue anticipated from such a proposal -- would not be included in the state's upcoming budget, predicting that the state legislature would come to an agreement on pot by June.
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